The Count de Paris has signed the birth certificate of the Princess Fran?oise de Joinville. It was the first time that the little prince had signed his name. He did not know what was wanted of him, and when the King handed him the certificate and said "Paris, sign your name," the child refused. The Duchess d'Orleans took him on her knee and whispered something to him. Then the child took the pen, and at the dictation of his grandfather wrote upon the certificate L. He made the O much too large and wrote the other letters awkwardly, and was very much embarrassed and shy.英文原著 · 《The Memoirs of Victor Hugo》
"Some certificates, I believe," I said. My sister made a little pretended gesture of dismay. "I should have been more careful; such things are of value." Of value indeed! The certificates in Madame Barras' package, that had lain about on the library table, were gold certificates of the United States Treasury - ninety odd of them, each of a value of one thousand dollars! My sister went: "How oddly life has tossed her about . She must have been a mere infant at Miss Page's. The attachment of incoming tots to the older girls was a custom . I do not recall her .英文原著 · 《The Sleuth of St. James Street》
There is nothing much stupider than anachronism. What avail certificates of lectures in our day? either the knowledge obtained at the lectures enables the pupil to pass the great examination, or it does not. If it does, the certificate is superfluous; if it does not, the certificate is illusory.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
[Footnote m: Thus licenses are only granted to such persons as can produce a certificate of good conduct from the selectmen. If the selectmen refuse to give the certificate, the party may appeal to the justices assembled in the Court of Sessions, and they may grant the license. See Act of March 12, 1808, vol.英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
Nay, take it. You have earned it. Your opinion is worth it. And by the way,"--as he modestly received the money-"have you any objections to give me a--a--little certificate--something, say, like a steamboat certificate, certifying that you, a competent surveyor, have surveyed my chimney, and found no reason to believe any unsoundness; in short, any--any secret closet in it. Would you be so kind, Mr. Scribe?" "But, but, sir," stammered he with honest hesitation.英文原著 · 《I and My Chimney》
"I present the child mentioned in the certificate on the other side, and believe the same to be a true certificate.英文原著 · 《London in 1731》